skid, slip, sideslip
(noun) an unexpected slide
skid
(noun) one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”
skid
(verb) slide without control; “the car skidded in the curve on the wet road”
skid
(verb) apply a brake or skid to
skid
(verb) elevate onto skids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skid (plural skids)
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan.
(by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
A runner of a sled.
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
(nautical, in the plural) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it when handling cargo.
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
skid (third-person singular simple present skids, present participle skidding, simple past and past participle skidded)
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.
(transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids.
(transitive) To cause to move on skids.
(transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
skid (plural skids)
(internet slang) A stepchild.
• disk, kids
Source: Wiktionary
Skid, n. Etym: [Icel. ski a billet of wood. See Shide.] [Written also skeed.]
1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.
2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Specifically: (a) pl. (Naut.)
Definition: Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. Totten. (b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. (c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
Skid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Skidding.]
1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.
2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
